Al-Khwarizmi
Applied Mathematics Webinar 

Next talk: December 02, 2025. 

Tuesday - 5:00 pm (KSA)- (2:00 p.m GMT) 

Zoom link: https://ksu-hub.zoom.us/j/97753107489

Speaker:   Tameem Amani, Research Scientist - Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia.

Title: Iterative Methods for Modeling Hydraulic Fracture Propagation.

Abstract: Nowadays, as more unconventional resources are being extracted worldwide, proper modeling of the underlying well-stimulation techniques becomes more important. One of the main well-stimulation techniques, especially for tight shale gas formations, is hydraulic fracturing. During this process, a fluid is injected into the formation at an extremely high pressure to initiate a network of fractures. The generated fractures are assumed to remain open, but this is not always the case. To accurately account for all these interacting effects, a multiphysics model needs to be considered, coupling fluid flow, mechanics, damage mechanics, and contact mechanics. In this talk, we shed some light on the recent advancements in that direction from both analytical and computational angles.